In the early ’60s, the girl group the Annas ruled rock ‘n’ roll. Lead
singer Anna Dubower, “the haunted-eyed, raven-haired incarnation of
the true church of rock ‘n’ roll,” has two Number 1 hits (including
“He’s So Bad, I Love Him”-listen here ), an affair with John Lennon,
and endless promise. Then comes the British Invasion, and overnight
the Annas’ passionate music falls from favor.

In a desperate attempt to reconquer the charts, the Annas and their
producer, Punky Solomon, make one last record: Love Will Cut You Like
a Knife. The disc flops, but 30 years later it’s all over the movies
and TV its highly suspect writing credits intact. Dink Stephenson,
songwriter for the Annas, narrates the tale. On a moon-bright New
York rooftop in August 1966, Dink proposes to Anna; for reasons never
understood, she holds back her answer, and a few months later she’s
dead.

Thus unfolds a tale rich in secrets. Part fascinating slice of rock
‘n’ roll history, part legal drama, part cold case mystery, Meet the
Annas is a stunning read: a book you won’t be able to put down until
all of Anna Dubower’s true, harrowing story is revealed.

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